Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Groundbreaking Research
Software and Information Systems Engineering - Faculty of Engineering Sciences
School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Natural Sciences
Antimicrobial protection
Schvartzman -Department of Materials Engineering and The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology
cancer immunotherapy
Faculty of Natural Sciences - Department of Physics
Developed an understanding of quantum gravity with an emphasis on linking the fields of theoretical physics of gravitational holography and the Swampland program.
Faculty of Natural Sciences - Department of Life Sciences
Studies reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change through intelligent planning of the microbiome in ruminantia animals.
Faculty of Natural Sciences - School of Brain Sciences and Cognition
Studies marine navigation – a neural systemic approach to spatial cognition in fish.
Advanced Research Laboratories and Equipment
The University's Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology offers access to the most advanced and innovative research equipment. The institute invests approximately $3 million annually in purchasing equipment and advanced technologies.
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Innovation is in our DNA, and significant corporations know it.
About 50% of Ben-Gurion University's funding requests from the Israel Innovation Authority are approved.
Research collaborations between Ben-Gurion University and private and public sector corporations.
Patents registered. The University is ranked 39th on the index of 50 Most Technologically Advanced Universities in the World.
Variety and Multidisciplinary
There are more than 40 research centers where the University encourages its faculty to explore new research fields and new fascinating collaborations – ones that will leave their mark on Israeli society and the world.
Prestigious Grants
The University's researchers are awarded some of the world’s most prestigious grants annually. In the 2021-2022 academic year, $50.7 million dollars were received from competitive research grants, and $44.2 million were received from contracts and non-competitive grants. Here is a small sampling of them: